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Major Recordings

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1975: Ghetto
MCM/Storyville STCD 8046.

Recorded Live at Ma Bea's, 3001 W. Madison, Chicago.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Willie James Lyons, guitar; Tyrone Centuray, drums; Big Guitar Red, guitar; Luther Johnson, jr., guitar.

Ghetto     Little Red Rooster     I Wonder Why


1989: I'm What You Need
Big Boy Records, Chicago. BB-1937 (LP vinyl)

Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Johnny B. Moore, guitar; Willie Davis, guitar; Tim Taylor, drums; Barrelhouse Chuck, piano.

(Sadly, this title is out of print. Look for it in your local used record store.)



1991: Ain't It Nice
Delmark DD-653.

Library of Congress Award: Best Folk/Blues Album of 1991.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Luther "Slim" Adams, guitar; Jacob Dawson, guitar; "Mad Dog" Lester Davenport, harmonica; Ken Barker, piano and organ; Timothy Taylor, drums; Bonnie Lee, guest vocal.

Ain't It Nice     Worry Worry     Stranded


1991: King of Chicago's West Side Blues
Chicago Blues Session volume 21.
Wolf Records 120.867 CD.

Willie Kent, vocals and bass; John Primer, guitar; Eddie Taylor, guitar; Johnny B. Moore, guitar; Luther "Slim" Adams, guitar; Jake Dawson, guitar; Billy Branch, harp; Ken Barker, piano; Tim Taylor, drums.

I'm Worried     Don't Tell Me Your Trouble     Just Your Fool


1993: Willie Kent and his Gents - Live at B.L.U.E.S. in Chicago
Wolf Records 120.876 CD.

Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Johnny B. Moore, guitar and guest vocal; Jake Dawson, guitar; Ken Barker, piano and organ; Cleo Williams, drums; Eddie Shaw, sax and guest vocal; Bonnie Lee, guest vocal.

Dirty Work Going On     Black Night     Rock Me



1994: Too Hurt to Cry
Delmark DE-667.

Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Jacob Dawson, guitar; Willie Davis, guitar; Kenny Barker, piano and organ; Tim Taylor, drums; Billy Branch, harmonica; Johnny B. Moore, guitar.

Just Sitting Here Thinking     Too Hurt to Cry     In Case We Both Are Wrong



1996: Long Way to Ol' Miss
Delmark DE-696.

Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Vernon "Chico" Banks, guitar; Willie Davis, guitar; Kenny Barker, piano and organ; Baldhead Pete, drums; James Wheeler, guitar; Ken Saydak, piano.



1998: Everybody Needs Somebody
Wolf Records 120.889 CD.

Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Carlos Showers, guitar; Willie Davis, guitar; Jake Dawson, guitar; Cleo Williams, drums; Ken Barker, piano and organ; Hank Ford, sax.



1998: Make Room for the Blues
Delmark DE-723.

City of Chicago: Blues Album of the Year 1998.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Billy Flynn, guitar; Jake Dawson, guitar; Willie Davis, guitar; Kenny Barker, piano; James Carter, drums; Hank Ford, Kenny Anderson, Willie Henderson, horns; Ken Saydak, electric piano.


1998: Who's Been Talking
with Lil Ed Williams
Earwig Music CD-4941.

Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Lil Ed Williams, guitar and vocals; Eddie C. Campbell, guitar; Allen Batts, piano and organ; Cleotha "Baldhead Pete" Williams, drums.



2001: Comin' Alive!
Blue Chicago BC-5006.

Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Haguy F. King, guitar; Jacob Dawson, guitar; Dave Jefferson, drums; Allen Batts, piano and organ; Erskine Johnson, piano; Willie Henderson, Kenny Anderson, Larry B.J. Weathersby, Bergess Gardner, horns; The Gospel Supremez, background vocals.


2004: Blues and Trouble
Isabel IS-649501.

Recorded in March, 1995.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass; Willie Davis, guitar; Carlos Showers, guitar; Ken Barker, keyboards; Cleo Williams, drums.





And More Recordings

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1975: Ma Bea's Rock - Jimmy Johnson and Luther Johnson
Storyville STCD-8050

1985: Bad Boy - Eddie Taylor
Wolf Records 120.711 CD.

1988: Lonesome Blues - Johnny B. Moore
Wolf Records 120.851 CD.

1989: I'm Good - Bonnie Lee
Wolf Records 120.853 CD.

1989: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 12 - John Brim and Pinetop Perkins
Wolf Records 120.858 CD.

1990: Chicago Bound - Big Moose Walker and Jimmy Rogers
Wolf Records 120.861

1990: John Littlejohn's Blues Party - John Littlejohn
Wolf Records CD 120.859

1991: The Blues is Good News - Eddie Shaw
Wolf Records 120.866 CD

1992: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 1 - Boston Blackie and Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
Wolf Records 120.847 CD

1993: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 22 - Hubert Sumlin and Billy Branch
Wolf Records 120.868 CD

1994: Chicago's Finest Blues Ladies
Wolf Records 120.874 CD.

1994: Live at Blue Chicago - Johnny B. Moore
Delmark DE-688

1994: Having a Fit Over You - Chicago Beau
GBW - Japan

1994: Chicago Blues Session Vol. 14 - A.C. Reed and Big Wheeler
Wolf 120.860 CD

1994: Home Alone - Eddie Shaw
Wolf Records 120.879 CD

1995: Sweetheart of the Blues - Bonnie Lee
Delmark DE-676

1995: Wild Cards - Al Miller
Delmark DE-675

1996: Women of Blue Chicago
Delmark DD-690.

1996: 911 Blues - Johnny B. Moore
Wolf Records 120.873 CD

1997: Back in Chicago: Jammin' with Willie Kent and the Gents - Freddie Roulette
Hi Horse Records 4044

1997: Clark Street Ramblers
Blue Chicago BC-5002.
Willie Kent, vocals and bass. Compilation featuring: Willie Kent, Johnny B. Moore, George Baze, Eddy Clearwater, Maurice John Vaughn, Michael Coleman, Aron Burton, Eddie Shaw.

1997: Red Hot Mamas
Blue Chicago BC-5001.

1998: Lookin' for Trouble - Edward Taylor
Wolf Records 120.890 CD

1998: Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi - Johnny B. Moore
Wolf CD 120.804

1998: Chicago Daily Blues - Eddie "The Chief" Clearwater
Wolf CD 120.851

1999: Millennium Blues - Louisiana Red
Earwig Records CD 4943

1999: Acoustic Blue Chicago
Blue Chicago BC-5004.
Willie Kent, vocals. Featured artists: Johnny B. Moore, Willie Kent, Bonnie Lee, Lester Davenport.

2000: You Better Be Careful - Vera Taylor
Wolf Records CD 120.802

2000: Driftin' - Louisiana Red
Earwig Records

2000: Mojo Mamas
Blue Chicago BC-5005.

2001: I've Never Been Loved - Iceman Robinson
Fedora Records FCD 5026